Obituaries

Grace Dorothea Smith, 82, of White Pigeon.  On October 7, 1933, Grace Dorothea “Dot” Smith was born on the family farm in McKamie, Arkansas, to Ples and Era (Edwards) Lewis.  Her mom chuckled when she scanned Grace’s birth certificate.  Her date of birth was reported as October 6, 1933, “I know when my children were born.” Grace had many fond memories …

Winifred Cornelia Heivilin, age 91, of Three Rivers passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Three Rivers Health. She was born in Greensborough, NC on May 29, 1925 the daughter of Archie and Ruby (Bowen) Bunting. Mrs. Heivilin has spent many years in this area enjoying her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by …

Mary Lou Markley, 79, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Three Rivers Health. She was born March 4, 1937, in Maynardville, Tenn., a daughter of Howard and Lottie (Stanford) Earl. She was a White Pigeon resident since 2002, coming from Union and Warsaw, Ind. On Aug. 29, 1981, she married Dwayne Markley in Mottville. He died Dec. …

Michael Goudy, age 57, of Three Rivers, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at his home following a brief illness. He was born January 25, 1959 in Sturgis, a son of Charles and Mary (Osborn) Goudy. Mike graduated from Constantine High School in 1977. He was employed at Harders Auto Service during high school, and for the past 37 years at Lozier …

Jeannette M. Fenner, age 63, of Sturgis, passed away late Saturday evening, July 2, 2016, at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born Oct. 28, 1952, in Ludington, a daughter of the late Robert and Janet (Vorac) Daugherty. She was a 1970 Ludington High School graduate with honors. Jeannette had resided in Sturgis since 1984, coming from …

Lee J. Yoder, age 57, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 17, 2016, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Centreville. He was born Aug. 15, 1958, in Sturgis, a son of the late Kay and Joyce (Zirjacks) Yoder. Lee was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1980. Growing up close …

Bruce Lee Waldron, age 57, of Burr Oak, passed away Saturday evening, July 16, 2016, at his home. He was born July 9, 1959 in Tipton, Ind., a son of Burton Lee and Frances Ann (Robbins) Waldron. Bruce was a certified master mechanic and enjoyed fishing on The Great Lakes and hunting and loved time spent with his family, especially …

Linda Jo (Maxwell) Jones, 63, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully at Rose Arbor Hospice Facility in Kalamazoo on Thursday, July 7, 2016. She was born on Nov. 16, 1952, to the late Frank and Carolyn (Miller) Maxwell in Elkhart, Ind. Linda married Richard A. Jones at a ceremony in Elkhart on Sept. 4, 1971; he preceded her in death. …

Mr. Eugene “Gene” Franklin Schull Sr., age 88, of Three Rivers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Bowman House. He was born on September 23, 1927 in Lockport Twp. (Three Rivers) MI. the son of the late Leslie and Beatrice (Wagner) Schull. Gene had been a resident of Three Rivers and Colon his entire life. He …

Timothy Reilly, age 55 of Sturgis, passed away late Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 31, 1960, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., a son of James and Sue (Blakeslee) Reilly Sr. Tim resided in Sturgis for the past 25 years, coming from Detroit. On March 28, 2009, he married his soulmate, Denell Holst, on the beach …